Sparkman School District

Sparkman School District No. 4 or the Sparkman School System was a school district headquartered in Sparkman, Arkansas.

Its schools were Sparkman Elementary School and Sparkman High School.

History

In 1965 the Dallas County School District dissolved, with a portion of the students going to the Sparkman school district.[1]

By 2004 new laws were passed requiring school districts with enrollments below 350 to consolidate with other school districts. Sparkman was one of several districts that were unable to find another district willing to consolidate with it, so the Arkansas Board of Education was to forcibly consolidate it.[2] On July 1, 2004, it consolidated into the Harmony Grove School District of Camden.[3]

References

1. Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 11 (PDF p. 14/27).
2. Albanese, Elizabeth (2004-04-05). "Arkansas School District Takes Stand Against Consolidation". Bond Buyer. Retrieved 2018-06-02.
3. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.

External links

• Sparkman School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• "LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING COMMITTEE Sparkman School District No. 4 Dallas County, Arkansas Basic Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2004 ."